- Films
- 19
- Avg rating
- 6.20
- Peak run
- 1984’89
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Joe by the numbers
Average
6.20
18 rated films
Vote weighted
6.26
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.64
rating spread
Career
51y
1968 to 2018
Total votes
949K
across every film
Best
7.3
Gremlins
Worst
5.4
Burying the Ex
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 | The Creeps | Uncle John | · | 566 |
| 2022 | Razzennest | Joe Dante | 5.1 | 1,664 |
| 2015 | Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film | · | · | 318 |
Better together?
Joe Dante's regulars
- Jerry GoldsmithComposer · 9 films · 6.59 avg
- John HoraCinematographer · 6 films · 6.67 avg
- Kevin McCarthyDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.43 avg▲+0.12
- Jamie AndersonCinematographer · 3 films · 6.00 avg
- Dick MillerDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.33 avg▼−0.77
- Zach GalliganDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+1.18
- Phoebe CatesDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.76
- Chris ColumbusWriter · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.59
- Charles S. HaasWriter · 2 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.21
- Bruce DernDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.25 avg▲+0.13
- Pino DonaggioComposer · 2 films · 6.20 avg
- Mary WoronovDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.20 avg▲+0.43
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Joe Dante
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